The Mycota, Vol. VII, includes treatments of the systematics and related topics
for Fungi and fungus-like organisms in four eukaryotic supergroups (Table 1 )as
well as specialized chapters on nomenclature, techniques, and evolution. Most
Fungi and fungus-like organisms are covered, including the Microsporidia.
Chapter 1, Vol. VII, Part A, provides an overview of fungal origins and evolution.
Table 1Taxonomic outline for Fungi and fungus-like organismsa
Fungus-like organisms
Supergroup: Amoebozoa
Phylum: Dictyosteliomycota
Phylum: Myxomycota
Supergroup: Excavata
Phylum: Acrasiomycota
Supergroup: Sarb
Subgroup: Rhizaria
Phylum: Phytomyxea
Kingdom: Straminipilac
Phylum: Labyrinthulomycota
Phylum: Hyphochytriomycota
Phylum: Oomycota
Fungi
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Kingdom: Fungi
Basal fungi
Phylum: Cryptomycotad
Phylum: Microsporidia
Traditional Chytridomycota
Phylum: Chytridiomycota
Phylum: Monoblepharidomycota
Phylum: Neocallimastigomycota
Phylum: Blastocladiomycota
Zygomycotan (Zygomycetous) Fungi
Phylum: Entomophthoromycota
Phylum/a incertae sedis:
Subphylum: Kickxellomycotina
Subphylum: Mortierellomycotina
Subphylum: Mucoromycotina
Subphylum: Zoopagomycotina
Phylum: Glomeromycota
Subkingdom Dikarya
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Subphylum: Pucciniomycotina
Subphylum: Ustilaginomycotina
Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Taphrinomycotina
Subphylum: Saccharomycotina
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
aNames for Fungi and fungus-like organisms traditionally studied by botanists are governed by the
International Code for Nomenclature of algae, fungi and plants (Melbourne Code)(McNeil J. et al., 2012,
Regnum Vegetabile 154, Koeltz Scientific Books). Multiple names exist for eukaryotic microorganisms that
are treated under both the Melbourne Code and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, except
for Microsporidia, which are classified under the zoological code
bSar (Stramenopiles, Alveolata, and Rhizaria)
cAlso known as Stramenopila or Stramenopiles. The latter is used by Adl et al. (2012, J. Eukaryot. Microbiol.
59: 429–493) and as a common name, stramenopiles, for Straminipila
dAlso known as Rozellida and Rozellomycota
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